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I was brought
in from one of the markets in Chaweng. One of the stallholders there was
concerned about me and my lack of fur. I had mange - I didn't know that then
but I did know that I was very itchy. I came to the shelter in Chaweng where
Sakda and Daeng bathed me with special liquid and gave me some injections -
I was very brave when I got the injections and didn't yelp at all. Gradually
my hair has started to grow back so I was moved down to Ban Taling Ngam to
make room at the smaller shelter for sick dogs. I'm living at the big
shelter now and I like it. Unlike Tommy, I don't spend all my time eating as
a girl has to watch her weight.

In the shelter it
was too boring for me, so I ran away.

While I was in Ban Taling Ngam Karen from England took care of me. Thank you very
much!

KIMMI
(female)

Me and my other black sister and brothers were found by tourists on the very busy
beach road of Chaweng. A small carton that was standing on the side of the
road had become our last shelter. We
were about 6 weeks old and were able to eat
on our own. But there was no one who wanted to take care of
us. Moreover,
there were some dogs in this area. For small cats, encounters with street
dogs are usually fatal. Most dogs are cat killers! The Thai people in the
stores around hadn't seen us before and didn't want
to keep us. We have all grown up now
and the shelter feels like home to us. Unless someone nice decides to adopt
us, we will happily stay here forever.

Julia and Sergey from Moscow in
Russia are
now looking after me. Thank you very much!

NALA(female)

My
name is Nala and I'm one of the so called 'Garden Centre-dogs'. It's very
unfortunate and sad that I have to get used to a totally new environment -
and this at my age! We (almost 10 of us) used to live at a very big garden
centre here on Samui and had a great and loving home. One dark day our owner
found herself in some pretty serious trouble because of us and she had to
immediately find a solution. Of course she couldn't find a home for any of
us and so there was no other place for us to go but the Dog Rescue Centre.
We are all trying our best to settle in and make our peace with the whole
situation...

Anne from Finland is now
looking after me. Thank you very much!

AVARI(female)

I've been
at the Dog Rescue for more than a year and have settled in pretty well
now. I was still a very young cat when i first arrived here and I have
to be honest, when I saw all those dogs and all the other cats I wanted
to turn around and run as fast as I could. The first few days I was
terrified but once i realized how things work here and that everyone is
actually pretty cool, I excepted this place as my home.

Vicky and Heiko from Friedberg
in Germany are now looking after me. Thank you very much!

Due to my very masculine shape, everyone thinks I’m a male dog. I also
behave a little bit like the males, I like to be dominant and make it my
responsibility to have everything and everyone around me under control.
I’m actually really funny and the other dogs do not just respect but
also really like me. I just got spayed and totally looking forward to
being moved into the big compounds….it’s going to be so much fun!

Amelia from
Australia is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

MAMMA J.
(female)

After I was shot by a man from the village I used to live,
Linda from the DRCS picked me up and brought me as fast as she could to
the shelter, where I was immediately operated. It was a hard and long way
to recovery and it was pretty clear from the beginning, that they will
have to take off one leg. No problem for me though, I made it through, I'm
happy and love it here at the shelter. They let me free in the kitchen
area and sometimes I go into the puppy house and snuggle with the little
ones :-)

Jackie and her husband from
Australia are
now looking after me. Thank you very much!

DONNY(male)

Some animal friend from Europe saw me at the pier on
the mainland and decided to do something to help me. I was trerribly thin
and had harldy any hair left and in general I was pretty sick. She got in
touch with the DRCS and then brought me over to Koh Samui, where the the
people from the rescue Center started taking care of me. Today I'm a happy
and healthy dog and love it here!

Good news:
I found a new home on Samui.

While I was
living in the shelter, Aaro from Finland
was looking after me. Thank you very
much.

TELLA(female)

I was one of almost 10 dogs that were forced to start a
new life at the shelter of the Dog Rescue. We all lived at a construction
side, where we had a great time while the building was going on. The workers
loved and fed us and all was good. Then, when the fancy buildings were
finished and the fancy managers moved in, the wanted to kill us. Don't want
to think about it anymore, but we were saved and now live at the DRCS.

Sue from Switzerland is now looking
after me. Thank you very much!

JACKY(female)

I knew from the very beginning
when I arrived at the shelter, that I would either die here or spend the
rest of my life in a compound. It was clear to me that I was not wanted
anymore and anyway I was so sick that I would have died anyway without
intense treatment. Jay and Linda kept me in the puppy house where I had my
own room and the best care I could have wished for. Today I'm doing quite
well, not completely healthy yet but I'm feeling real good and even play
with the youngsters sometimes.

Nicola is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

AGNETHA(female)

When I was
just a few days old, I was brought to the DRCS together with my 6 brothers
and sister. The owners of my mother were not very nice people, they kept
her in the smallest cage as soon as they found out that she was pregnant.
It didn’t take long until my Mam got really sick and without immediate
care, she would have died. Thankfully the owners eventually decided to
bring her to the Rescue Center where she could have a peaceful birth. All
went well and she was spayed shortly after. Me and my brothers and sisters
will stay here at the Center and hope that one day someone will adopt us.

After some
time at the shelter I got bored and decided to take my life in my own
paws again and ran away.

While I was
living at the shelter, Jacqueline from Germany
was looking after me. Thank you very much.

CECILIA
(female)

When I was
just a few days old, I was brought to the DRCS together with my 6 brothers
and sister. The owners of my mother were not very nice people, they kept
her in the smallest cage as soon as they found out that she was pregnant.
It didn’t take long until my Mam got really sick and without immediate
care, she would have died. Thankfully the owners eventually decided to
bring her to the Rescue Center where she could have a peaceful birth. All
went well and she was spayed shortly after. Me and my brothers and sisters
will stay here at the Center and hope that one day someone will adopt us.

I was very
lucky to found a new home on Samui.

During my
time at the shelter, Meredith from New Zeeland were looking after me.
Thank you very much!

TIGERO (male), Temple: Wat Chaeng

We started the Temple Project in
2007 and it has proven to be a big success.
Hundreds of dogs and cats in the temples around Samui have been treated
without being removed from their familiar environment.
No-one really could have predicted
just how big this project would become, or how expensive, we currently
deliver over 1000kgs of dry food a month, not to mention the costs of the
medicines and vaccines we require to ensure everyone stays healthy. We (DRCS)
are already suffering financially just to cover the everyday costs of
running the shelter, so the additional money needed for the temple project
is giving us cause for concern.
You can help us keep this important
project alive by sponsoring one of our many resident temple dogs. With your
help, we can help, by keeping them healthy, happy and safe. With your help
they won’t have to rummage the garbage for food or fear for their lives on
the street, they can live within the safety of the temples and be checked
and well provided for by our dedicated project team every week.

Birgitt from England is now
looking after me. Thank you very much!

MILLER
(male)

My sister
Kiralee and I were living on the streets of Samui and were getting on quite
alright. Most days we found just enough food to get passed but we both never
really put any weight on and life got harder with every day. In the end we
both got so thin that this lovely Thai man felt sorry for us and brought us
to the DRCS. It turned out that we were full of worms. Thankfully these
little buggers have gone now and so has the constant stomach age. We are
both happy to have found a home here at the shelter.

After a
while at the Shelter I decided to make my own way in life again and ran
away.

During my time at the Shelter Anja from Hannover in Germany
was looking after me. Thank you very much!

KIRALEE
(female)

My
brother Miller and I were living on the streets of Samui and were getting on
quite alright. Most days we found just enough food to get passed but we both
never really put any weight on and life got harder with every day. In the
end we both got so thin that this lovely Thai man felt sorry for us and
brought us to the DRCS. It turned out that we were full of worms. Thankfully
these little buggers have gone now and so has the constant stomach age. We
are both happy to have found a home here at the shelter.

Anja from Hannover in Germany is
now looking after me. Thank you very much!

NENA
(female)

When I was
just a few days old, I was brought to the DRCS together with my 6 brothers
and sister. The owners of my mother were not very nice people, they kept
her in the smallest cage as soon as they found out that she was pregnant.
It didn’t take long until my Mam got really sick and without immediate
care, she would have died. Thankfully the owners eventually decided to
bring her to the Rescue Center where she could have a peaceful birth. All
went well and she was spayed shortly after. Me and my brothers and sisters
will stay here at the Center and hope that one day someone will adopt us.

I was very
lucky to found a new home on Samui.

During my
time at the shelter, Steph from Hamburg Germany was looking after me.
Thank you very much!

SEVILLA
(female)

I am one of the dogs that sneaked in to the DRCS. After
once more all the dogs were counted in compound no. 9, they found me. I was
a "blind passenger". There are two dogs in this compound that look very
similar to me. That's why I could run around there unseen. When the helpers
found out that I didn't have a green tattoo yet, a big discussion started.
At first, I couldn't understand why they made such a big fuss out of that
green tattoo. Now I know. All females that have such a tattoo don't need to
have babies anymore. Nevertheless, the tattoo seems to be an entrance ticket
to the shelter. I now have one as well. Nobody could find out how I got
there but I now have a card with picture. I am now a regular member of the
shelter an am looking for a sponsor who assures that my bowl is always
filled.

Janne from Äkrehamn in Norway is now looking after me.
Thank you very much!

JUDIE
(female)

Me and my other black sister and brothers were found by tourists on the very busy
beach road of Chaweng. A small carton that was standing on the side of the
road had become our last shelter. We
were about 6 weeks old and were able to eat
on our own. But there was no one who wanted to take care of
us. Moreover,
there were some dogs in this area. For small cats, encounters with street
dogs are usually fatal. Most dogs are cat killers! The Thai people in the
stores around hadn't seen us before and didn't want
to keep us. We have all grown up now
and the shelter feels like home to us. Unless someone nice decides to adopt
us, we will happily stay here forever.

I was very
lucky to found a new home on Koh Samui.

During my
time at the shelter, Simone from Switzerland was looking after me. Thank you very much!

BELLA
(female)

Ain´t I beautiful? Some tourists brought me with
my mother Mandy and my brother and sister to Brigitte's house. My brother
and my sister have found a new home already. Since my eyes are so
wonderfully blue and I am so cute, Brigitte did not want to give me away. I
am happy about that because I can stay with my mom and all the new friends I
have made.

I am not looking for a
sponsor anymore because I will soon fly to Gertraude in Germany together
with Phajung. Cannot wait!

Until then, Gertraude is sponsoring me!

TOBI
(male)

Some nasty Thai
children thought it was really funny to throw me into the sea then repeat
the process as soon as I swam ashore. A couple of tourists saved me from the
awful children and took me to the local restaurant (The Wave Samui) and they
brought me up to the shelter. I'm much happier here as there are no awful
children to taunt me. I found a new owner
on Samui.

While I was in the shelter Caroline from Switzerland
was looking after me. Thank you very much!

OLLI (male)

I was brought to Brigitte's house when I
was a little puppy. I had been strolling around the beach in front of the
resort "Your Place". The owners there are actually nice Thai people but they
unfortunately have two huge dogs already that wouldn't accept me in their
pack. Moreover, I had the mange very badly and had to be treated. Mangy dogs
are not welcome on the beach since we could ruin the
vacation of many tourists. I have settled in very well in the shelter and
have many pals my age to play with.
Jenny and Magnus from Helsingborg in Sweden are now
looking after me. Thank you very much!

I got lucky! A lovely couple from Germany has adopted me and I now
live in their house on Samui.

SAMIRA (female)

Uwe from Germany is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

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GIANNA (female)

Ralf from Germany is now looking after me. Thank you very much!

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HOLZANA (female)

I am
actually a
real temple dog! My big brother and I were born close to the temple
in Lamai and the monks kept an eye on us. We did not know where our mum
disappeared. As the head of the family, my brother was taking good
care of
me until we both started to loose weight and got weaker without
knowing
why. When the DRCS-Temple-Team showed up, we could tell from their
faces
that something was seriously wrong with us. First aid at the temple
was not
possible as we were told that we would need a lot of daily medicine
for
quite some time. And that’s how it was. We got a really nice room in
the
puppy house and were well looked after. With every passing day we
felt a
little better and to be honest, if you don’t feel well it’s easier
to stay
at the puppy house than at the temple. Not long ago the vet gave the
O.K.
for us to return to the temple. During the months we spent at the
shelter, a
lot has changed at the temple and many new dogs we've never seen
before are
now living there. We were scared and didn’t feel comfortable at all.
We
tried to make it clear to the volunteers that we want to go back to
the
puppy house. Life at the shelter is so much easier and my big
brother can
still keep an eye on me. I am very thankful that we were allowed to
come back to the
puppy house.

Hildegard from Walde in Switzerland is now looking
after me. Thank you very much!

During her time at the shelter, Karin from Heidelberg in Germany was
looking after her. Thank you very much!

RUDI ( male
)

The
manager of the Hotel Pinnacle Grand in Jomptien Falk Wetschat wanted to let
us put to sleep because Juana has fed us. Please look on the homepage
www.hotel-kosamui.com under “infos and news”and join the protestaction
against the German manager Falk Wetschat! He wrote a letter to Juana that he
will let put to sleep all dogs which are fed by tourists on the beach of the
Pinnacle Grand. Thailand ist a Buddhist country where no dog gets put to
sleep as long it can eat. No veterinarian would do that. Does he “put the
dogs to sleep” himself? What does he mean with put to sleep? Poison?
The
protest did help. The manager got tranfered to the Pinnacle in Koh Samui.
Manita, which was the manageress there befor, got transferred to Bangkok.
Manita did poisen dogs at the Pinnacle, but it couldn´t get proven. Mr.
Wetschat changed his mind towards dogs here on Koh Samui and helps us now. I
believe him and think that animalfriends can make holiday in the Pinnacle,
without getting disturbed by poisseningactions by whom ever done.
Rudi
also had found a home in Berlin. Unfornunately he ran away shortly befor the
departure and didn´t come back yet.
He is
probably well, because he spend his time with us in the DRCS in front of the
door. He often ran away for a few days and then came back. I think, he found
himself a new home at Samui.

SANTIA (male)

I was picked up from the street
and brought to the DRCS when I was still a little mangy teenager. Thanks to
my young age (and my good looks), I was allowed into the puppy house. Even
though I had to stay in isolation for the first two weeks and could only
from far watch the others playing, I thought it was pretty cool to have all
those other playmates around me. It didn’t take long for my fur to grow back
and finally I didn’t feel like scratching myself all day long. I don’t know
exactly what then went wrong with me. I felt a little dizzy and was brought
to the vet. Unfortunately I cannot remember what happened after that. Back
at the puppy house, I couldn’t stop shaking and until today I look like I’m
constantly listening to some really crazy techno music. A lovely volunteer
explained to me that I’ve got a really bad nervous disease. It is often
difficult to get up the steps and I only wish I could control my shaking
whilst eating my food as it tends to get a little messy. However I have to
say that I’m loving it here and I have found so many friends which I
wouldn’t want to miss anymore. Thanks to my nervous disease, I can stay in
the puppy house as long as I wish.

Renate from Germany is now looking after me. Thank you very
much!

FINNY (female)

My little
sister and I were saved by two Finnish tourists. Without them we probably
wouldn’t have survived. My sister was very very sick and I also didn’t feel
too well. Unfortunately I was unable to help her and most of the time we
were just sleeping in a quiet place behind an empty house with hardly any
food to be found. Once we arrived at the DRCS shelter, they put us in a
little box. I knew straight away that those people with the Team-T-shirt
were only trying to help us. My sister was a little more suspicious though.
They put her on a drip and I had to be real careful to not pull that thing
out while snuggling up to her. Two weeks later we were already on the way to
become healthy strong puppies and settled in well in the puppy house. Only
recently I got to know that those two Finnish tourists planned to take us to
Finland. Unfortunately nobody has ever heard from them again and we missed
the chance to find an owner when we were still 2 young and pretty puppies.
Last week my sister got lucky and I could watch her walking out of the DRCS-gate
with her new family. I miss her but I am very happy for her and hopefully
one day I will find my own family too. If not, not to worry. I love it here,
made a lot of friends and can enjoy my teenager days here at the puppy
house.

Roger from Schaffhausen in Switzerland is now looking after me. Thank you very
much!

NELA (female)

Anne and Reto from Bussigny in Switzerland are now looking after me.
Thank you very much!